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That Atheros card seems unsupported, it appears too old a hardware. You should get a Broadcom-based card like DW1390 or DW1490 that are supported out of the box. DW1395 works as well but will require the patched IO80211 kext or one of the BCM43xx kext. You'll find them with a little search on the forum or the Net. No idea about the 3G WWAN module, no experience on that matter. You won't get any PCMCIA support or smart card reader support either. I had tested a kext that could enable the PCMCIA slot, but that was at the detriment of network connectivity as previously reported. Again, do a little search on the forum and you'll find the details. I'll have to look at the wired-Ethernet; it's a very long time since I last used it and, even then, that was probably only briefly and under SL. From memory, it ran out of the box, although I think there is a BCM57xxxx kext in /E/E that might control that interface.

Do you need Rosetta? PPC applications are pretty long in the tooth in 2013... Get a Broadcom-based card (such as DW1390/1490/DW1395, etc.), they cost pennies.

Yes, if you did not have a legit' SL retail version, I'd strongly recommend that you get it... I have never ever seen the kind of PCI setup you attached with any of my retail installation; and I've even done through the trouble of re-installing SL 10.6.3 on my D620 GMA950, having swapped its DW1490 with my spare Intel 3945ABG this afternoon...

Hi, I'd suggest that you follow to the letter the instructions of the SSDT/DSDT thread in R&D section so that you obtain the correct/patched SSDT/DSDT tables. That's always a good start, especially if you encounter BIOS resets or lack of shutdown (I guess it reboots instead). https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/1945-dsdtssdt-patching/

??? You're doing something wrong...

As I thought, you do not have a DW1395 (where did you see that? I have a DW1395 in my D630 and it sure does not show as such), you have the usual Intel 3945ABG wireless card. You'll have to replace that. http://www.pcidatabase.com/search.php?device_search_str=4222&device_search.x=0&device_search.y=0&device_search=search+devices

Hmm, are you really sure you have a DW1395? PCI vendor id 8086 = Intel as far as I know... One way to ascertain your hardware is to lift the plastic casing above the keyboard then unscrew the keyboard to lift it and have a look at the card. To me, you have an Intel card and that is not supported.

'can't comment on the biometric reader, I don't have one. Try ANV-Slice PS2 for TrackPoint.

Re: Atheros 5100, what's the exact device id ?I was expecting something like ARxxxx. I guess you probably need to install the appropriate kext in /E/E.

Read-up R&D Mountain Lion section, you'll see posts about error messages that turn out to be fake. What you call "Inverted" scrolling is page scrolling. You can easily change that in the mouse Pref Pane. TrackPoint works fine as far as I'm concerned. Which kext did you install?

Like I said, set a BIOS System password

You can't use the nVidia bootpack on an Intel GMA machine; it just won't work. Stick to Lion on that D630; we all do...

My apologies, I forgot there is no dedicated BIOS settings thread for the D430 like there is for other models. Basically you need to do the following in BIOS: - If IDA (Intel Dynamic Acceleration) is available, disable it - SpeedStep should be enabled - You must set a System Password and set password bypass at Restart and Standby -> this is required to get Sleep to work, otherwise the D430 will crash If you can, look at the D620/D630/D830 BIOS settings threads and try to adapt accordingly or give us the list for the D430 and we'll make a new dedicated thread. Are you running the latest BIOS?

When you install Lion, you will always get this Keyboard issue unless you boot with option "USBBusFix=No". After installation, unset the Bluetooth options as indicated by Mick and make sure to uncheck/unset "USBBusFix" in the Chameleon boot plist in /Extra.

Check your BIOS settings and apply the recommended values. That'll fix things like sleep, reported CPU speed. Re: icon for Wifi in compatibility chart, it means that the card may need to be replaced for Wifi to work. That's because many laptops were initially provided with Intel wireless cards that are not OS X compatible and therefore need to be replaced 'by dell-branded Broadcom versions for instance).

You're not even getting the ML HDD/partition with delay bar? Which bootpack did you use, as there is none for D630 X3100 LoRes provided for ML ?

The D430 LCD is 1280x800. What's the resolution of your external screen? How is your external display set? Mirroring or Extension (which is default mode)? If your internal display is broken, you want it set to Mirroring mode I guess.

If you get going with -v -f -x flags, try adding "USBBusFix=No" to get keyboard working. The trouble is that you may not be able to fully execute EDP + myFix in safe mode, but give it a go. Then there's always the alternative of booting off the USB installer and re-running myHack or repairing things manually through command lines.

Updating to any post 10.7.3 version does indeed causes issue if not carefully done. All was explained here: https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/1363-start-your-engines-1074-is-here/ So if your friend simply updated to 10.7.5 without updating EDP and re-running it, yes the D430 Lion installation will be goosed! Reading up the above, you'll notice that at least 2 issues were reported: 1) the AppleACPIPlatform kext from the previous release must be kept (fixed in EDP v3) 2) VoodooHDA appeared to cause random KP... Try and follow the steps provided above and you'll hopefully get that D430 back in business.

Hi, we do not support multifail here, only our EDP+MyHack method. The D520 is fully supported so you should have no problem getting it to work. Just follow the process documented in EDP pages of the web (click on the EDP button above). Regarding your network issue, make sure your laptop is not fitted with unsupported hardware like Intel wireless card that you'd need to replace.

Mmm, the E5420 manual does not specify the exact model, but in the Drivers list, you'll see either Broadcom 57xx Gigabit controller or Intel 825xx controller. If your card is not recognized with BCM5722D kext, you may have to add the Dev Id to the kext. The Win driver detail inspection will provide you with this information.

If you still have Windows, look up in the details of the Broadcom drivers, you should find the model. Or maybe in the BIOS settings pages? Meantime, we can have a look at Dell's web site to try and identify the exact model.

What audio hardware do you have? Did you look here? https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/1687-optiplex-760/ Seems that one worked with VoodooHDA kext.

That ML problem has already been discussed at great length in another thread: https://osxlatitude.com/index.php?/topic/1827-slow-shutdown/?hl=appleacpiplatform&do=findComment&comment=13028 Remove the AppleACPIPlatform kext from /S/L/E (not from /E/E), rebuild permissions/cache with myFix and see how it goes.

Core2Duo-based/nVidia-fitted Precision M workstations have high chances to support Mac OS X. There's no problem from a CPU point of view and it's most likely the same as far as your graphics card is concerned, but that is the key element to establish. RAM, HDD, keyboard should not be a problem. Re: network hardware, it's a matter of identifying the exact hardware. For instance, Intel equipment is not often supported whereas there tends to be no problem with Broadcom hardware. Audio, card reader and all the rest need to be seen on a case by case basis. Make up the full list of hardware specifications, that'll be the best starting point. Then, it's easy to see if OS X can be installed on your system and which version.